Unit 4- Middle East
Across
- 2. Founder of the religion of Islam
- 5. an Islamic fundamentalist group that controls the country of Afghanistan
- 6. a group of people with the belief that the world should be united in 1 religion of Islam
- 7. This country has limited international trade because it is landlocked and has no access to international waters
- 8. Most Islamic Fundamentalists believe this type of government which unites laws and religion together is the best
- 11. Cities pop up in the desert as a result of this which transports oil from one place to another
- 12. This group of refugees have fled into neighboring countries like Jordan to flee persecution
- 14. This body of water divides the continent of Asia from Africa (2 words)
- 17. All oil piplelines flow into this body of water to be distributed to other countries in the world
- 19. This organization unites many Middle Eastern countries as a result of a shared natural resource
- 20. Holy book for the religion of Islam
Down
- 1. Vocabulary word which describes when countries trade, share, and communicate with each other
- 3. The process of removing salt from sea water so it can be used to drink and water crops
- 4. This body of water is surrounded by Saudi Arabia, Iran, & Kuwait (2 words)
- 9. This country was created by the UN to provide a homeland for the Jewish people
- 10. ____ _______ countries have more jobs at the tertiary and quarternary economic levels
- 13. important city to three major world religions (Islam, Christianity, Judaism)
- 15. This natural resources helps fuel the economy of many countries in the Middle East
- 16. Palestinians and Israelis are fighting over this
- 18. What statistic shows how wealthy or poor a country is based on the average amount of money people make living there